Vienna is a rural community located in south central Georgia that believes in looking after its own. Quite often, it is the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department (VVFD) that takes the lead when a need arises. It may be someone suffering from an illness, ...

Hiawatha Fire Department in Hiawatha, Iowa, is a 60-member department that provides fire and advanced life support EMS response to the City of Hiawatha and surrounding township. The department also provides advanced life support to the two towns and ...

Small-town USA holds many challenges that bigger cities don't face. Montrose, Minnesota is one of those small towns, and 27 volunteer firefighters protect it 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Like most departments, they respond to a...

The Atlantic Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company was established 57 years ago in the small farming town of Atlantic, Virginia. Today the prime industry in the surrounding area is still agriculture, poultry farming and aquaculture with defense contracto...

North Catawba Fire-Rescue is located in the rural part of Caldwell County, North Carolina. This department is very community-oriented. They have given hundreds of free smoke detectors to families and sold shirts to promote breast cancer awareness. Ea...

This year marks the 85th anniversary of the Aquashicola Volunteer Fire Company. Beyond simply responding to emergencies and fighting fires, the Aquashicola Volunteer Fire Company is very much involved with its community and its citizens.

The Burkburnett Volunteer Fire Department is one of the “Best of Us” because it demonstrates pride and teamwork, the things that have made this country exceptional and makes this department exceptional! The department’s zeal and enthusiasm in ...

Cowlitz County Fire District #6 serves the City of Castle Rock and northern Cowlitz County, a 100-square-mile area with a population of roughly 10,000 residents. The volunteer department also provides support to neighboring districts, which includes ...

Ask any resident of the Ashburn area, and they will tell you that Ashburn is the community where you want to raise your children. It illustrates the American value of community – from schools to sports, community members volunteer in support of the...